HT1448 - The First Time You Do It

No one is born with the knowledge of how to be an artist. We have to learn it through experience and education. Therefore, there will always be a first time you attempt to do anything. Nowhere else in life would we expect the first time will be our best, but that seems to be a common assumption in the art life of photographers. "Been there, done that, no need to go back" is never a good strategy in artmaking.

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Random Observations on Art, Photography, and the Creative Process. These short 2-4 minute talks focus on the creative process in fine art photography. LensWork editor Brooks Jensen side-steps techno-talk and artspeak to offer a stimulating mix of ideas, experience, and observations from his 35 years as a fine art photographer, writer, and publisher. Topics include a wide range of subjects from finding subject matter to presenting your work and building an audience. Brooks Jensen is the publisher of LensWork, one of the world's most respected and award-winning photography publications, known for its museum-book quality printing and luxurious design. LensWork has subscribers in over 73 countries. His latest books are "The Creative Life in Photography" (2013) and "Looking at Images (2014).